klieven
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch clieven, from Old Dutch *kliovan, from Proto-Germanic *kleubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ivən
Verb
klieven
- to cut through (waves)
- to cleave, to cut
Inflection
| Inflection of klieven (strong class 2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | klieven | |||
| past singular | kloof | |||
| past participle | gekloven | |||
| infinitive | klieven | |||
| gerund | klieven n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | klief | kloof | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | klieft | kloof | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | klieft | kloof | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | klieft | klooft | ||
| 3rd person singular | klieft | kloof | ||
| plural | klieven | kloven | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | klieve | klove | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | klieven | kloven | ||
| imperative sing. | klief | |||
| imperative plur.1 | klieft | |||
| participles | klievend | gekloven | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (to cleave): kloven
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